Brooklyn College

Reviewing as a visitor to dropoff a soil sample at IH5139, I got forced to see this urban oasis on the same road north 2mi from my home and what an impressive, generous campus.

First, the dropoff of the soil sample was easy with a dropoff box and I encourage anyone wanting a soil sample tested to dropoff or ship to this lab. Only a few others on the East Coast (namely land grant colleges like Rutgers, Penn State, SUNY, etc.) do these in case you wonder if your garden is safe for growing edible plants.

As for the campus, a stately grand colonial architectural feel which even the new buildings like the arts center maintains. Copious all brick and white wood accents all exteriors with large grand height and stature as to shield, distance, and obviate the buzzing Brooklyn noisy locales all around the perimeter from the Flatbush commercial strip to Ocean Ave's speedy traffic to the Caribbean and Russian and other communities adjacent. Entry points are namely from Ocean Ave at Ave H by car to the ring road, Campus Road, or Brooklyn College stop on 2/5 trains on the eastern edge. Easy navigation thanks to a simple layout over just 35 acres makes getting lost unlikely even for unfamiliar visitors using the campus as a park. The famous lily pond is particularly tranquil.

The most recent famous event here was Sanders' campaign launch a few months ago, but the arts center is its own busy community set of arts events and there're so very many student orgs doing so many great activities here. Brooklyn College is also home to a cafe in Boylan Hall and nice athletics fields which while not for public use are nice open spaces to admire and enjoy.

All in all, a wonderful campus with tons of community works totalling a great asset to the community and city.

Any good restaurants near the college its a well run college Its a known school in the industrial market some good points here un reviews.

Great campus, exceptional neighborhood. Came here with my brother for a college tour. Very informative.

Liberal college whose courses are repetitive and basic(youtube will teach you better). Staff is entitled, students are lazy and combative. Parking horrible and drivers inconsiderate, along with the nastiest food and people around.

Brooklyn College runs on two different sets of tracks. A set of tracks for the old guard, and a set of tracks for everybody else. You will quickly notice favoritism, particularly with the registrar. Be sure to pay your tuition in person, the registrar has been known to cancel classes by alleging that your tuition check arrived late.

Many Professors at Brooklyn College have agendas to run. In addition to teaching, the typical Professor has a charity to support, a cause to support, or something to whine about. There are more Marxist's on the payroll at BC than anybody can count.

BC is also a very competitive place. If you are in a Laboratory do not leave your experiment unattended. Students have been known to sabotage other students work. Do not share your written work with anyone. Plagiarism is a bad habit with the old guard at BC.

Once upon a time BC was very well maintained, these days it is falling apart. There are serious issues in Boylan and James hall's. The Library clock has been broken for years. Where the maintenance money is going is a mystery to me.

BC had some great Professors once upon a time. They have all retired, and alas some have passed. Hans Trefousse(History), Peter Brancazio(Physics), David Minars(Accounting), Jim Johnson(Speech), and John Blamire(Biology) are all gone. What you are stuck with these days are a bunch of antiquated buffoons that are totally out of touch with reality. Best of luck if you go, you may want to look for a job instead. There are a lot of businesses hiring now that the pandemic is under control. Why wait?

Worst University. Expect low quality teachers who absolutely don't care, buildings that are falling apart and look condemned, and an administration that is too happy to ignore you and just take your money. You've been warned!

Student here in my third year. As a freshman, you will know nothing. Nobody directs you to the basics of registering for classes, navigating campus, etc. You will learn all of this on your own.

As for the faculty themselves, there are many great professors and even more awful ones. Many of the staff openly brag about their tenure, stating that they're aware of their bad reputation and do not care. The grading scales can be completely arbitrary, and you will often be stuck with poor grades that you cannot appeal.

The campus grounds are pretty, and you can find a bunch of areas to relax. The library is nice. There are Starbucks stores here. Can be nice if you need a quiet place to get work done.

Overall, if I had a chance to re-do college, I probably would have looked elsewhere. Save your grades by applying to a different college, or choose your professors like your life depends on it, because your GPA does.

It's definitely an oasis in the middle of Flatbush. Although, I'm not a student or an alumni, i am staff. I might be a tad bit biased. The campus (outside) is beautiful! Each turn it's something beautiful. I like the campus best when it's empty. The lily pond is my favorite part of this entire campus. I have photos for days, and although i despise coming here at times.. it does allow me to see the seasons in their entirety. Especially since i can't make it to prospect or Central Park. It's a beautiful place to be, at times.

Brooklyn College has hidden its Google reviews from the main search page so you cannot see what people (including students) really think about it.
If you are poor it's a good school to start with but you need a lot of tutoring to be good in sciences there. Logic dictates you need to study a lot in general but it also means getting a help you need which you will unlikely to get there.

The school is filled filth and my class went their for a trip and we ate a greasy and terrible pizza that made 7 people throw up in the bus. The workers are rude and I recommend not going there